Benji is caring, secretive, thoughtful and artistic. He comes across as very secure in himself and he is very understanding towards Victor and all of his friends and family.
At his best, Benji wants to do the right thing and he stands up for the people he loves and cares about. We see this with how he want to support and help Victor and he is willing to wait for him to be comfortable but also defends him towards Isabel. He believes she is treating him badly and he can’t stand by while she continues to hurt Victor and doesn’t acknowledge their relationship. Luckily Isabel starts to accept Victor and is willing to accept Benji as well.
At his worst, Benji is self critical and hard on himself. He is afraid to tell Victor about his sobriety as he is ashamed of it and thinks people will see him differently. As a result, he is secretive and withdraws from Victor as a way of keeping his secret. After Victor finds out, he is very humiliated and needs time alone as he is very disappointed in himself for his past actions and didn’t want to be seen in this way by Victor or other people.
Benji is a genuinely kind and friendly person and he seems to get along well with most people at school, his family and at work. He is a hard worker and takes his job at the cafe very seriously always trying to please his boss, even though she can be somewhat neurotic. He is willing to go on work trips to visit the people who can fix their machines and he follows what they say very carefully even if it takes longer than it should. He takes great pride in his work and takes Victor under his wing to show him the ropes and all of the tricks and techniques to use.
Benji has an artistic streak and loves being a part of his band. He is loyal and dependable towards the members of his band and always seems to try his best to help everyone around him. He is very conflicted when he meets Victor and Victor proceeds to kiss him. He wants to do the right thing and tries to stay away from Victor as a way of keeping his relationship strong and not overstepping any boundaries. It can be seen that Benji’s boyfriend is a bit disinterested and inattentive to Benji but he still wants to work on his relationship and sees Victor as a temptation that he doesn’t want to risk his relationship for. Ultimately, he realises he doesn’t want to stay in a relationship where he is unhappy and he breaks up with his boyfriend to be with Victor.
Benji has a wing 9 as he seems to internalise a lot of his feelings and is more withdrawn than a wing 2 might be.
Tri-type: 1w9 - 6w7 - 4w3
Some quotes to describe Benji’s motivations:
“We’ll tell the school when you’re ready, okay? And if I wanna hold your hand, or do something boyfriendly, then I’ll just…I’ll just do this.”
“You and me, that’s what matters. School, parents… it’s all just noise.”
“I wanted to keep that part of my life separate from you because I…I hate that it’s a part of my life and you’re the part of my life that I love.”
